Child&#39;s vehicle



R. H. BROWN.

CHILD'S VEHICLE.

1. 4 9 2 0 Patented Mar- 14, 1922.

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R. H. BROWN.

CHILDS VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1921.

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HREINVHAR-DT H, BROWN, or tier oars, -,J11\'m1am, ASSIGNOR 'roiowrmea :K MEY mm COMPANY,- or LAIPORTE, ENDIA'NA,;AEGORHORATIONYOFIINDIKNA. r

To all whom it may concern: 7

' Be it known that LREIN AR H. BRQWN, a'citizeniof the Unitd States, and a resident of Laporte, in the eounty of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful 1 Improvements in ChildrensiVehicles of which 'theffo'llowingis a'full, clear, and exaet specification.

Myinvention is concerned with collapsible I vehicles, and is designed to produce ajstruciture of the class described that shall be e2;- trem ely simple in its jeonstruc'ti on, 'and consequently so n'early' foolproof and incapable of damage by carelessus'e that fit ca'nbe used fortoys forfchildren'for playing with "dolls, "Tothis end it consistsof certain novel combinations of elements thatwill' be fully described in the body of thespecificationand particularlypointed'out in the cl'aims.

To illustrate my inventi0n, I annex hereto two'sheets'of drawings in jvhich thesame reference characters are used. to designate identical parts in -all'tlie figures of Which- Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a vehicle embodying my iny'ention in its extended position; i

Fig. '2 is 'a vie y o fthesame in side elevati'on Withthefpartscollapsd; v

'Figi3 is a -i*ear"elev'ation ofthe back rest and associated parts,and 7 I 7 p Fig. 4, isfa-"seetion on an enlarged scale on the line 4-4 ofFig. 3.

In "carrying oiiti'n y invention in its preferred form I employa Wheel basefraine which is preferably eonstru'eted of the pair of paralljel side members 11, with the parallel cross-pieees 12 rigidly secured to the front and rear ends thereof. The Wheels13 are of any desired construction, and are preferably mounted onthe ends of the axle rod '14 extndingthrough the sidefpieces'll of the wheel 'ba's'e frame and {haying the short sleeves 15 on the ends thereof 'oi'its'id'e of the Wheel base frame 'to' form an abutment for the-hubs ofthe Wheels, to space the latter any desired distance "from the wheel base frame; v

Above and "parallel {to the Wheel base frame is the'body framefwhich is preferably of substantially the same construction, "con sisting of the parallel side 'bars or rods 16 rigidly eonnected'at their ends by the cros's pieces 17; The front nd of the body frame is supported, When the vehicle i'sext'ended,

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ends bytheharidle barQO. The-yehiefle 'is preferablyfprovide'd i vith theflarm was 21 parallel ft'othe body frame, and pivoted at 'their r'ear 'nds to fthe handle frame, and at their froiitendstothpair of arni rest supportsez which haye theirloiirer erids pivbted tofth'e side bars 16 lot the" bddy gimm The side barst'ff'fthebddy frame are preferably 'coiine'tedat' these pi'i otal points by the red 23 "rigidly secured' 'thereto at"'*its ends.

Pii o t'd 't'o the rear end of the' body frame is 'a' back rest frame whieh is preferably v n'p 'of the b'ottoinpiece 24,-Wliieh-oiisistsbf a l sleeve pivoted on the; metallic rod j aim having the Vertical sidefpieces 25- secured rigidlyfthereto and connected at the tl ie cr6sS PieC 26l T0h6l d theibak "r e'St frame in a plurality of positions, I prefer ably employ the rectangular wire bail 27 pivoted to the handle 'if-rame members 19 and having --the body portionf thereoi arranged :to co -operate =Withfthe fpiiis- 28 "projeetirig f-r0m" the rear of 1 the pieces aria-emperating 'the'reivith' to-"li'old -tlie baeli rest in either the full I or *dotted line "positions shown :in; L. Do-lock the yehicle in'itsfeicteiided' p i wpr y mployt ewas at i bar es and 3Opivotedto each dthera't their adj acent ends' ,thepairs 29 beingpivoted at their 10-wer' e'1ids.onfthe rod' 31 i hich.

preferably extends. 'thro'iigh' the lower end's' of the arm rest supports. 22, t'he side pieces 1? and wooden rod or sle'eve l The' upper ends ofth bars 30"-arepivetedgtojjthe iiiifersides of the rods 19 by the samepivot piiifs that the -prefemlb1y I a connect arm" rests 21 to=saijd"rods, and to hold-the ba rs ee and 3 0 in their 'e'rfteiided position- I "pivot at them-pivotal Connections in gcro'ss s'e'ction, and "co-operate vv'ith the- V overlapping pivoted fends of the rods 29 and which in use has the appearanceshown in Fig. 1, and which when not in use is conveniently collapsed, as shown in Fig. 2, so that it can be readily carried about by one hand.

While I have shown and described my invention as embodied in theform which at present I consider best adapted to carry out its purposes, it will be understood it is capable of modification and that I do not desire to be limited in the interpretation of the following claims except as may be necessitated by the state of the prior art.

7 What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a device of the class described, the

v combination with a wheel base frame adapted to have a plurality of wheels journaled thereon, of a parallel body frame above the wheel base frame, body frame supports pivoted at their ends toward the forwardends of the wheel base frame and the body frame, a handle frame having a portion thereof parallel to the body frame supports and pivcream the wheel base and body frame toward the rear ends thereof, a back rest associated wvith the handle frame, and an apron extending from the topof the back rest frame to the forward end of the body frame.

2. In a device of the class described, the

I combination with a wheel base frame adapted to have a plurality of wheels journaled thereon, of a parallel body frame above the wheel base frame, body framesupports pivoted at their ends toward the forward ends of the wheel base frame and the body frame, a handle frame having a portion thereof parallel to the body frame supports and pivoted to the 7 wheel base and body frame 7 toward the rear ,endsthereof, a back rest associated with the'handle frame, a rod secured to and extending transversely of the central portion of the body frame, and an apron extending from the top of the back rest frame to, the forward end of the body frame and co-operating with the rod, for the purpose described, 7 v 5 3. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a' wheel base frame adapted to have a plurality of wheels journaled thereon, of a parallel body frame above the wheel base frame, body frame supports.piv oted at their ends toward the forward ends parallel to the body frame supports and pivoted to the wheel base and bodyframe towa-rdthe rear ends thereof,a back rest having its lower end pivoted to the handle frame; connections between the handle frame and the back rest to hold the latter in different relations to the handle frame, and a body supporting member associated with the back rest and body frame, for the purpose described. r a

4. In a'device of the class described, the combination with a wheel base frame adapted to have a plurality of wheels journaled thereon, of a parallel body frame above the wheel base frame, body frame supports pivoted at their ends toward the forward ends of the wheel base frame and the body frame, a handle frame having a portion thereof parallel to the body frame supports and pivoted to the wheelbase and body frame frame to the forward end of the body frame,

and means for locking the parts in their extended position. i

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wheel base frame adapted to have a plurality of wheels journaled thereon, of a parallel body frame above the wheel base frame, body frame supports pivoted at their ends toward the forward ends of the wheel base frame and the body frame, a handle frame having a portion thereof parallel to the body frame supports and pivoted to the wheel base andrbody frame toward the rear ends,thereof,a"back rest associated with the handle frame, ;arm rests parallel to the body frame, and arm rest supports substantially parallel to the body frame supports and pivoted to the for ward ends of the arm rests and to the middle of the body frame. r V a 6. In a device ofthe classdescribed, the combination with a wheel base frame adapted to have a plurality of wheels journaled thereon,-of a parallel body frame above the wheel base frame, body frame supports ated with the handle frame, arm rests parallel to the body frame and pivoted at their-rear ends to the handle frame, arm rest supports substantially parallel tothe body frame sup- 1 20 ward the rear ends thereof, aback rest associports and pivoted'to the forward ends of the arm rests and t'othe middle of the body frame, and an apron extending from the top of the back rest to the forward end of the body frame. 1

7 In a device of the class described, the combination with a wheel base frame adapted to have a plurality of wheels journaled thereon, of a parallel body frame above the wheel base frame, body frame supports pivoted at their ends toward the forward ends of the wheel base frame and the body frame, a handle frame having a portion thereof parallel to the body frame supports and pivoted to the wheel base and body frame toward the rear ends thereof, a back rest associated with the handle frame, arm rests parallel to the body frame and pivoted at their rear ends to the handle frame, arm rests supports substantially parallel to the body frame supports and pivoted to the forward ends of the arm rests and to the middle of the body frame, an apron extending from the top of the back rest to the forward end of the body frame, and means for locking the parts in their extended position.

frame, a handle frame having a portion thereof parallel to the body'frame supports and pivoted to the wheel base and body frame toward the rear ends thereof, a back rest associated with the handle frame, and.

body supporting means associated-with the back rest and the body frame, for the purpose described. i In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and aflixed my seal, this fifteenth day of March, A. D. 1921.

REINHARDT H. BROWN. [L. s] Witness: v 1

JOHN HOWARD MoELRoY. 

